Combined chair-swing and hammock.



C. B. EATON.

COMBINED CHAIR SWING AND HAMMOCK.

APPLICATION FI LED FEB. 13, 1915.

1,173,654, Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

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COMBINED CHAIR SWING AND HAMMOCK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13' 1915.

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COMBINED CHAIR-SWING AND HAMMOCK.

Application filed February 13, 1915. Serial No 8,026.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, CHARLES E. EATON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Belfast, in the county of Waldo and State of Maine, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Combined Chair-Swings andHammocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved swing chair and hammock, which may be usedeither as a swing chair or as a hammock, and which when in use as ahammock is provided with an extension foot, the object of the inventionbeing to provide an improved article of this kind which is extremelycheap and simple, which may be readily swung and adjusted from anysuitable overhead support, such as a porch roof or limb of a tree andwhich may be readily arranged for use either as a swing chair or as ahammock.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved combined swing chair and hammock, showing the same arranged foruse as a swing chair. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same arranged for use as ahammock. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 5 isa fragmentary plan of the same. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary inverted plan ofthe same.

In the embodiment of my invention I pros vide a main frame 1 and anadjustable or extension frame 2. The main frame comprises a pair ofarcuate side bars 3 and a pair of cross rungs 45 which connect theopposite ends of said side bars, the said rungs having reduced endportions which are detachably fitted in openings in the said side bar.

The extension or adjustable frame 2 comprises a pair of arcuate sidebars 6, which are of the same radius, as but are shorter than the bars3, and a rung 7 which connects said bars 6 at a point near their outerends. The width of the space between the bars 6 is equal to the extremewidth of the frame 1 so that the bars 6 are arranged on the outer sidesof the bars 3, the frame 2 being thereby slidably and adjustably relatedto the frame 1. The bars 3 are provided at a point near the rung 5 andon their lower sides with outwardly extending keepers 8 Specification ofLetters Patent.

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on which the lower sides of the bars 6 slidably bear. Said bars 6 areprovided at their inner ends, on their lower sides, with slides 9 whichare hook shaped and bear against the lower and inner sides of the bars3. Said bars 6 are also provided, on their upper sides, and at points asuitable distance from the slides 9 with inwardly extending slides 10,which bear on the upper sides of the bars 3. Hence the frame 2 may beadjusted longitudinally and also angularly with respect to the frame 1to adapt the device to be arranged for use either as a swing chair or asa hammock.

The bottom 11 of the combined swing chair and hammock is made of anysuitable fabric such for instance as canvas, duck or kaki and isprovided at its inner ends with cases 12-13 for the reception,respectively, of the rungs 4.7 and is provided at a suitable point witha casing 14 which may also be engaged by the rung 5. A suitable pillow15 is here shown at the upper end of the bottom. The article will alsobe provided with a movable cushion 16.

Suspending ropes 17 are provided for the frame 1 each of these ropesbeing provided at an intermediate point with a ring or link 18 which maybe readily attached to an overhead hook or other supporting object, theends of the ropes diverging downwardly, being passed through andslidably engaged with eyes or other attaching devices 19 on the bars 3,near the ends of said bars. the extreme ends of said bars, beingprovided with attaching and adjusting devices 20. Hence the suspendingropes may be adjusted as required to arrange the article in position foruse as a chair, as shown in Figs. 1-2 or in position for use as ahammock shown in Figs. 34 5. l/Vhen arranged for use as a chair thecasing 14 is engaged with the rung 5 so that the portion of the bottombetween the rungs 45 forms the back and the portion between the rungs 57forms the seat of the chair. When the article is arranged for use as ahammock the casing 14 is disengaged from the rung 5. The frame 2 formsan extension for the said hammock as will be understood, the weight ofthe person in the hammock tending to draw the extension foot inwardlyand shorten the hammock and the pressure of the feet of the user againstthe rung 7 or contiguous part of the bottom counteracting his weight sothat the hammock autoframe, an extension frame slidably connect- 1) edto one end of the suspended frame and a bottom of flexible materialattached at its ends to end members of said frames, the firstnamedfr'ame also having a rung at its inner or lower end and said bottomhaving 'means to detachably secure the same to said :ru-ng.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

7 CHARLES E. EATON. Witnesses: 7 WILSON ELI-1s, T. PARKER.

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